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Running in Fog is dangerous! Let's slow down. Lot's of life experience in science, politics, business, main interest: safeguarding the Earth's life-support system on which the welfare of all of us and others depends. Home: place4us.net

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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor make very clear in their book "End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World", the End Times Fascists are not only building the arks for themselves, they are also very busy working on the flood to come! They have given up on humanity and the planet we live on!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Today's #EndTimesFascism of the Tech Oligarchs, and white religious fanatics is much worse than the #Fascism in the 1930-ties: Instead of unity behind a (flawed) idea, today's fascists work towards end times, hoping they are the chosen ones to survive! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/o...
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When is the right time to compare US politics to the Nazi era? This expert on Christian nationalism says: now
Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"There’s sometimes deep value in not knowing—in not being able, yet, to quite say. There’s value in “continuing to wonder,” ... you aren’t quite sure, i.e. in feeling that mystery is real and that the limited nature of our minds must be taken into account—that there’s utilitarian value in humility."
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On the dangers of #AI: "Because writing changes the way we think. And the way we think makes . . . the world. If we think with compassion and become more comfortable with ambiguity and complexity and become more patient and curious—the world changes for the better." on.substack.com/p/model-beha...
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Model Behavior: George Saunders
“Of course, if AI can cure cancer, bravo. I’m all for it. But even with cancer cured, death will still arrive somehow.”
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But they are still emitting. 3.5% is far away from the 100% needed. This is not a success, it is a failure.
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We are not in a ...cene. We are in the transition out of the Holocene into what will be the Post-Holocene. Not sure Homo sapiens well be around in this new cene to give it a name. Maybe it will be called Phoenixcene as it emerged from the ashes of the collapse Homo exstinctor has caused?
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He is just one of the many in the government and other US leader roles to whom attributes like stupidest, most unethical, criminal, etc apply. If he goes (somewhere else to continue the stupidity), another one like him comes. The whole US system is broken. Maybe time to dissolve the USA?
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The USA could never be a member of the EU because the EU does not accept countries who still have the barbaric tradition of capital punishment! Maybe that's why POTUS hates the EU so much.
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Relentlessly, we humans are pushing #Earth into a space unknown to us. The system of #EndTimesFascism is accelerating the push towards a global collapse! Time to resist and to turn around. Let's fight together for the living world, @place4us.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Must read: "End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World:" The end times fascists have given up on humanity and Earth. They are not only building the arks for themselves, they also work on the flood to come! Thank you, @naomiaklein.bsky.social naomiklein.org/end-times-fa...
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End Times Fascism – Naomi Klein
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Meta/Facebook/Instagram filter out 'social topics' like “any mention of civil rights, feminism or social reform”. Meta blocks text that appears to encourage activism. We on #Place4Us www.place4us.net are about 'social topics' activism, @stephenburgen.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta bans ads for Virginia Woolf play in Spain because they relate to feminism
Theatre told that Facebook and Instagram filter out ads mentioning ‘social topics’ such as civil rights or feminism
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Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Ahead of his last UN General Assembly as UN Secretary-General, I asked Antonio Guterres about the climate crisis, which he has made a top priority of his two terms in office. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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‘It’s my duty to tell the truth’: UN chief on the climate crisis, capitalism and reasons to be hopeful
Before his final general assembly, António Guterres speaks about why he put climate at the centre of his UN tenure
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I thought buying votes was illegal in the US? Oh, I forgot. The US President is not under the law. #POTUS #election #midterm www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US citizens will receive $5,000 if Republicans win midterms, Trump claims in lengthy convention speech
President makes offer that would cost US over $1tn and asks voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ despite being deeply unpopular among electorate
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nero burned down Rome. Will Trump stop at demolishing the Kennedy Center or also go for burning down the capital D.C.? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“I can’t love a country that’s led by a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant. And let me just say it: I can’t love the country that’s led by Donald Trump and his sycophant Congress.” Thank you, Robert De Niro! #Nokings #NoKing www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju...
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‘Loving our country sounds like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser’: Robert De Niro leads crowd in rallying cry against Trump
The actor starts chant after president said he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation, not even a little bit’
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Dr David S Anderson @dsaarchaeology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Maybe, just maybe, the time has come when we, the people, need to use #AI to imagine leaders that speak the necessary #truth. Our governments are not leading for us, they are leading against us. Listening to uplifting (fake) speeches might get us to act! www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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It’s no surprise that an AI-faked presidential speech condemning foreign exploitation went viral – the world is suffering from a leadership vacuum
Attributed to the president of Namibia, the speech is still being shared as citizens across Africa and the Caribbean cry out for moral leaders willing to speak uncomfortable truths
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
It has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system. A system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of all most all to serve the greed of a few!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The fight for a habitable and equal world has to be a fight against those who threaten this world and have taken Earth on a past to an extremely depleted planet with an ailing life-support system and with a deeply unequal society under their dominance.
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Of course, an #equal and habitable world is possible on the uniquely beautiful and rich #Earth. But not as long as supported by #POTOS #greedy & #unethical #billionaires like #ElonMusk, #JeffBezos, #PeterThiel et al. compete to be the first #trillionaire. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Deconstruction of a country starts with deconstruction of #science and scientific infrastructure. The efficient deconstruction of the #USA by #POTUS opens the door for the construction of something new and better. 250 years are enough. Let's move on ... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system
Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The NY Times does a very good job in spreading mis- and disinformation. It is part of the media world that serves those who exploit, extract, destroy in their effort to increase inequality and make sure they have it all. Not a newspaper I would read!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
If an extremely powerful species not limited by others in an ecosystem does not learn self-limitation, it will eventually destroy the ecosystem it depends on. Homo sapiens is no exception. It looks like we are unable to limit ourselves, which means we are doomed!
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 29/05/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "We're not destroying the world because we're clumsy. We're destroying the world because we are, in a very literal and deliberate way, at war with it." www.thriftbooks.com/w/ishmael-an...
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Ishmael book by Daniel Quinn
Buy a cheap copy of Ishmael book by Daniel Quinn. One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-f...
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
It's helpful t keep in mind that #technology doesn't always work. Hopefully, we won't see a similar blowup with #AI technology! Being a bit more precautionary is recommended. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company
No personnel were harmed in the incident, the company said on social media, calling the explosion an ‘anomaly’
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Do we really need a reminder of the #climateemergency? It is obvious every day in #floods, #droughts, #heatwaves, #storms ... And it is getting rapidly worse. No reminder needed. What we need is more foresight and action to be better prepared! #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Extreme heat in Europe ‘a brutal reminder’ of climate crisis, UN chief says
Simon Stiell said burning fossil fuels was driving intense heatwaves as UK and France broke temperature records on consecutive days
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It's not enough that climate experts are alarmed by this! We all should not just be alarmed but actually act on what is happening: the new #climate has arrived and a hotter one will come tomorrow. We need to adapt and prepare for a dangerous tomorrow. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe
Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderers
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Our "reality" is an intersubjective reality constructed by us. There are many different intersubjective realities constructed by subgroups in our society. Some of us fight wars and kill those who have constructed and believe in one that is different from the one we have made up. Truly insane!
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
As a language and ideology person I also endorse this message!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
“It raises some very interesting questions, I think, around the little speck we are in geological time, and what amount of chaos we’ve managed to do in such little time.” #climateemergency #glaciers #fossilfuels # www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’
Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining “eternal snow” in Indonesia’s West Papua region has lost almost all its ice
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Population Connection @popconnect.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Just 10 countries are responsible for over two-thirds of annual global greenhouse gas emissions. In descending order; China, the United States, India, the group of 27 European Union countries, Russia, Japan, Brazil, Indonesia, Iran and Canada. 👇️ populationconnection.org/why-populati...
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Climate Change - Population Connection
Climate change is closely linked to population growth. In high-income countries especially, each additional person produces significant emissions.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 26/05/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "But no matter what environmentalists do, our best efforts are insufficient. We’re losing badly, on every front. Those in power are hell-bent on destroying the planet, and most people don’t care." orionmagazine.org/article/beyo...
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Beyond Hope - Orion Magazine
Removing a major stumbling block to acting on behalf of the Earth
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 26/05/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for May 26, 2026 ~ Half life. "A surge in malnutrition-related mortality has cut the eastern North Pacific population of gray whales in half, to about 13,000 last year from about 27,000 in 2016, while reducing calf births by 95%." insideclimatenews.org/news/2405202...
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Malnourished Gray Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Are in ‘Serious Trouble’ - Inside Climate News
The population has plummeted over the past seven years as climate change triggers mass starvation in warming Arctic waters.
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Looks like one of those terrifying 2050 #climate projection graphics, but no, that’s a short-term forecast for France until… May 29th.
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Light #pollution is #ecocide! See www.place4us.net/TROL www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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New Orleans moves to brighten underserved neighborhoods: ‘Lights impact people’
A new initiative aims to repair broken and inadequate street lighting to help prevent crime
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
In our totally overpopulated world where the most invasive species, Homo sapiens, is taking everything away from all other species, it is deeply unethical to put children in a world without ensuring they have a desirable future. Having more than one child in a family is simply unethical!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The issue is not how we can ensure the current population size or even facilitate more growth, the issue is how we can slowly reduce our population in an ethical and economical acceptable way to a sustainable number of less than 4 billion. This requires an economy that is not addicted to growth!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This article about #population is giving an outrageously wrong message, @theguardian.com. I was born at 2.3 billion people. now we are more than 8 billion killing of #wildlife, reducing #biodiversity, causing #pollution, depleting resources, killing each other. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?
The social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer babies is hitting countries worldwide. Adaptation is key
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"I can say that I would not like to live in such a world, and if we want to avoid it then we need to centre discussions around human wellbeing and flourishing." I agree, @jamesgdyke.info ! #AI #bots #dystopia #future www.technosphere.earth/the-world-th...
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The world that bots built
We are speed running towards a technological dystopia
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Hopefully a step to get us away from the extractionist, #fossilfuels based suicidal #economy! It would not only help with the #climateemergency but, if done in a good way, with #pollution and #biodiversity loss. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
This is what #exploitation looks like: exploiting #earth, exploiting #people, increasing suffering, until people revolt and turn things around. Luke Kemp describes this very clearly in "Goliath Curse" . They won't stop exploiting us until we stop it! www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay
Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
More than 90% of the additional heat store in the Earth system goes into the ocean. As the ocean warms and catches up with the warming of the atmosphere, it reduces the cooling of the atmosphere during the night in all coastal areas. Let's see what 2026 shows.
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Beach nourishment sounds restorative. It isn’t. Relocating sand from one ecosystem to hold another in place negatively impacts both. No amount of money can hold back a rising sea indefinitely. It’s like making the minimum payment on a debt that continues to grow.
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This US shoreline hosts one of Earth's largest shark gatherings. Aerial images just revealed something worrying
Scientists in Florida are concerned about the impacts of beach nourishment projects on blacktip sharks and other marine species. April 16, 2026 Researchers in Palm Beach County, Florida, have documented how much beach nourishment projects can disrupt nearshore waters – and they’re worried it could be a problem for both sharks and swimmers. Beach nourishment is when sand is added to a beach to protect it from erosion and widen recreational areas so people have more space to enjoy the shoreline.
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This is great news! Those of us who are #science and #evidence based can just get together and walk away from a #fossilfuels based suicidal #economy. Let's do it! Let's do it fast! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The headline should be "With supreme court ruling, white (supremacists?) #Republicans can marginalize Black political power". Anyone who still stands for #DEI and against #racism and #fascism needs to engage in the never-ending fight for #civilrights. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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With supreme court ruling, Republicans can marginalize Black political power
Decision gives mapmakers in Republican states power to crack districts into pieces and dilute votes into oblivion
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Since the poly crisis is to a large extent due to a fossil fuel-based society, there is an easy solution: exit the fossil-fuel based economy as fast as possible! No going back to fossil fuels!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I would expect 350.org being very happy about the gas price going up - it is not high enough. If all the environmental, social and economic costs of fossil fuel usage would be in the price, then we would see maybe $10 or $20 per gallon! That would drive exist from a suicidal fossil fuel economy!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In the US, parties don't win on ideas (which they don't have). Parties win with money and the power to change the system in their favor. The system was designed that way and has operated in this way since 250 years! Laws and rights that don't serve those in power are simply changed or ignored.
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Unfortunately, the drop in cost of lighting has caused a dramatic increase of #lightpollution through Artificial Light At Night #ALAN. Some think this is the most ubiquitous anthropogenic pollution! The cost: a major drop in #biodiversity and the #insects populations. Light pollution is #ecocide!
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Running in Fog @ontheprecipice.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Anyone surprised? This is the USA as it designed. It worked to concentrate wealth in the hands of few (the "American Dream") and to ensure that those who are very wealthy control the system. They make sure that it works for them. White supremacists are very good at this - had centuries to practice.
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